Licensing Information for Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation 2.0

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series switches

Cisco DFA requires the FabricPath Services package (ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG) license.

For a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switches

• Cisco DFA requires the FabricPath Services package (ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG) license.
• For a Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switch as a Cisco DFA spine, leaf or border leaf, the Layer 3 Base Services Package (LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG) is required.
• For a Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switch as a Cisco DFA spine, leaf or border leaf, the Enterprise Services Package (LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG) is required.
• For Dynamic Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) using DFA on a Cisco Nexus 56xx switch, the Storage Protocols Services Package (FC_FEATURES_PKG, ENTERPRISE_PKG) is required.

For a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switches

• Cisco DFA requires the FabricPath Services package (ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG) license.
• For a Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch as a Cisco DFA spine, leaf or border leaf, the Layer 3 Base Services Package (LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG) is required.
• For a Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch as a Cisco DFA spine, leaf or border leaf, the Enterprise Services Package (LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG) is required.
• For Dynamic Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) using DFA on a Cisco Nexus 6xxx switch, the Storage Protocols Services Package (FC_FEATURES_PKG, ENTERPRISE_PKG) is required.

For a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.

Cisco Nexus 7x00 Series switches ¹

• Cisco DFA requires the FabricPath Services package (ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG) license.
• For a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch as a Cisco DFA spine, leaf, border leaf or borderPE switch, the Enterprise Services Package (LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG) is required.
• For a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch as a Cisco DFA route reflector, the MPLS Services Package (MPLS_PKG) license is required. Starting with NX-OS 6.2(10) the requirement for MPLS license and feature-set is removed. The Multi-Protocol BGP VPNv4/VPNv6 AFI are being available with a new feature called "fabricpath-vpn".
• For a Cisco Nexus 7x00 Series switch as a BorderPE, the MPLS Service Package (MPLS_PKG) is required. The BorderPE combines an MPLS PE and the border leaf functionality in a single box.

For a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

Note The switch feature licenses must be installed before you install the Cisco Prime DCNM license.

Cisco DFA features and capabilities are covered by the Cisco DCNM Base license. The basic unlicensed version of Cisco DCNM-SAN Server is included in the software download. To get licensed features, such as Performance Manager, remote client support, and continuously monitored fabrics, you must buy and install the Cisco DCNM-SAN Server package.

For information, see the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide, Release 7.x.